What is CVE-2026-18702?

CVE-2026-18702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mongodb Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2026-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-18702?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Mongodb Server

CVE-2026-18702

An issue in MongoDB Server could allow an authenticated user with limited, database-scoped privileges to modify diagnostic logging settings that affect the entire server rather than just the intended database. This could allow suppression…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Mongodb Server — versions 8.3.0, 8.0, 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cna@mongodb.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18702?: CVE-2026-18702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mongodb Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2026-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-18702?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.